After receiving a crew change and waiting for the southbound pig traffic to clear. NS 179 gets on the move south as it curves through Parkers Lake on the march toward Chattanooga

After conquering the mountain, NS 8025 leads NS 179 through the roller coaster at Gradison

The Monongahela heritage unit leads a nearly 8000 foot NS 179 up the long grade at Kings Mountain

NS 179 glides down two track at North Wye in the beautiful morning light

NS 23G curves up the Copper Ridge grade at Heiskell in the final stretch towards Knoxville

NS 23G follows hot on the heels of NS 179 as it pops into the sun and out of the portal at Nemo

A pair of UP GEs lead NS 179 out of the tunnel portal at Nemo under the beautiful Tennessee sun

As the early morning light continues to filter in on the heart of Southern Kentucky, NS 23G rumbles down the straightaway in the small town of Eubank with one of the first ACes leading.

NS 117 sprints through the small town of Burgin with the Honoring our First Responders unit leading

After a small pick up in the yard at Lexington, NS 117 gets back on the move as it starts to work its way south with the First Responders Unit leading

After a small delay waiting at the signal at Akers for a few northbounds, NS 117 gets back underway and down single track near Greendale with the Honoring our First Responders unit leading.

The sun pops out for the first time as NS 113 diverges onto single track at Bowen

A day removed from Winter Storm Jonas, NS 229 rumbles up the long grade at Kings Mountain in a beautiful winter wonderland

One of the new trains on the CNO&TP, NS 868, a loaded coke train bound for Chicago, rolls through the snow as it curves into Lexington Yard in the midst of Winter Storm Jonas

NS 177 is getting back up to speed after the climb up Kings Mountain as it rolls through the roller coaster at Gradison